Strawberry Hill House

The Strawberry Hill House is a Gothic Revival villa built in 1749 by Horace Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. The estate was built in Twickenham, Middlesex (now Greater London), and it was frequently expanded into the late 18th century. Walpole completed the construction of his villa by creating an impressive garden, seeing the modern English garden as a point of perfection. In 1797, ownership of the house passed on to John Waldegrave, and, in 1923, the house was sold to St. Mary's University.